NC Excise Tax on Diesel Fuel – 9th highest in the USA

North Carolina raised the state excise tax to 32.5 cents per gallon for diesel fuel in January, making our state the 9th highest in the nation for fuel taxes!

The states that charge more? Predictable, in my opinion:

California

.3970

Connecticut

.3960

New York

.3925

Pennsylvania

.3810

Illinois

.3780

Michigan

.3400

Wisconsin

.3290

Washington

.3750

My question is, if North Carolina is the only Southern state here (cheaper road maintenance), with a fairly low tax rate, no unions, a lower median income, and no real infrastructure advantage over these other states, what does our government do with all the money?!